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enIn Defiance of Islamic Protest, Faith Fighter Rises From the Deadhttp://gamepolitics.com/2009/05/01/defiance-islamic-protest-faith-fighter-rises-dead
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<p>It has been a whirlwind of a week for Italian provovateurs Molleindustria and Faith Fighter, their online game which parodies religious hatred.</p><p>On Monday <a target="_blank" href="http://www.gamepolitics.com/2009/04/27/religious-groups-outraged-online-game">Metro UK&nbsp;created a controversy</a> where none previously existed. It appears that the tabloid solicited comment from several religious leaders whose level of familiarity with the game is unclear. Not surprisingly, the comments on Faith Fighter were negative.</p><p>By Tuesday, the powerful, Saudi-based Organization of the Islamic Conference had <a target="_blank" href="http://www.gamepolitics.com/2009/04/28/following-islamic-protest-it039s-game-over-faith-fighter">waded into the Faith Fighter debate</a>. Molleindustria, apparently bowing to OIC&nbsp;pressure, announced that it had taken the game offline, although it remained available at other portals.</p><p>On Wednesday, Molleindustria<a target="_blank" href="http://www.gamepolitics.com/2009/04/29/day-after-removal-faith-fighter-resurrected-non-violent-game"> unveiled Faith Fighter 2</a>, a non-violent version in which players must give love to various deities lest they fade away.</p><p>On Thursday, Molleindustria brought the original Faith Fighter back. There's no word yet on what actions the OIC&nbsp;or other groups may take.</p><p><strong>Via:</strong>&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="http://www.gameculture.com/node/1274">GameCulture</a></p>http://gamepolitics.com/2009/05/01/defiance-islamic-protest-faith-fighter-rises-dead#commentsControversial GamesFaith FighterGames & CultureIslamMolleindustriaParodyProtestReligionhttp://gamepolitics.com/crss/node/4084Fri, 01 May 2009 13:33:26 +0000gamepolitics4084 at http://gamepolitics.com